The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30
SATURDAY, APRIL 80, 1887.
LOCALS s..


Charles Burden has broken ground on
Pitman street for a new house.
When you want printing done leave
the ord erat the RECORD office.
, The McCall starts to run about two
weeks later than usual this year.
If you want your business made
known to the public, put an advertise
mept In the RECORD.
Old papers for wrapping or other pur-
poses for sale at 2 cents a pound at the
RECORD Office.
The farmers, read the Especial offer"
of the Parvin Iron Wogon Co., in
another column.
Harry Kille has ths foundation for a
new house made along the railroad
above the wagon factory.
The steamer Thomas Clyde now
leaves Philadelphia at 8 O'Clock in the
afternoon and arrives at Pennsgrove
at 8 o'clock.
Miss Arete johnson. after spending a
two weeks vacation Mt home returned
to the State Normal school at Trenton
on Tuesday.
The farmers friend and the ladies'
favorite watering pots, and improved
iron boiler, plain and porcelain lined,
can be found at Reeds, Turner'S Hall.
Masy farmers have been compelled
to make their hot-beds over again or
new ohes because of the rotting of the
potatoes from too much damp cold
weather or from over heating.
1t is said the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad will put on a competing steam
er to run between Wilmington and
Philadelphia, giving passengers the
privilege to ride II way by rail.
There is said to be no foundation for
the report that some of the farmers are
boycotting John G. Hornblower, the
Salem miller. and prohibition Council
man, for his stand against license.
To the scholar i'll geography the fol-
lowing may be of information Penns-
grove is situated in latitude 80 degrees,
40 minutes and SO seconds longitude
rs degrees, rs minutes; and 10 seconds.
Charles Pedrick, while working the
wook worker in Charles 4. Barb@r''s
factory last Saturday, had the misfor-
tune TO get the little finger of his left
hand cut nearly off SO it had to be am
putated.
Clayton is offering inducements to
Enoch Garrison, to get him to move his
shoe factory from Elmer to Clayton.
AS Elmer will not offer any induce
ments for him to stay, tina town will
lose that industry.
VIM. Shoemaker has had his butcher
wagon repaired so it looks new ana
bright with its sign of glowing colors
The most notable improvement is doors
at the back of the wagon to keep dust
= out of the meat. w. p. Denny made
the Improvements.
The fishermen at Bayside have
caugh. but very few sturgeon yet. Only
about a halt dozen sturgeon were
caught last week b. the sixty nets fish,
ing there. This week the catch has
been very light aud Improbable.
Two men have been taking the photo
graphs of many houses, singly, IN
Pe~nnsgrove during the past week.
They give no information further than
that they are employed by a firm III
Boston to do so. They sell photo
graphs of the houses to those who
'esire them at reasonable prices.
an C. Belden, Jr., a prominent
citizen of Salem died on Thursday oil
last week, Of consumption, aged 81
wears. He was known throughout
South Jersey as a successful real estate
speculator and for the number OF hous'
rs he built. He owned thirty-ive lous-
es in Salem. besides several in Swedes-
boro, Cape May and other places.
The U. S. Fish Commissioner on the
sl,ad Matching steamer Fish Hawk now
laying at Gloucester went down Iht
Bay with Denny Brothers on the sllao
tug on Monday TO take the temperature
of the water and view the fishing INDUS
try. II may be expected that his re
port in the future will be u truthful
one.
Gentle spring has set in IN earhes'
In 50 far as the farming interests are
concerned. The farmers throughout
the State ARE busy pIougiling and har'
rowing, and in many districts oats aini
potatoes, the earliest spring crops, are
already planted. The frost IS all ou'
of the ground. The rural Judges pre-
dict that Il wet season Will soon SET u
and that the hay crop will be remark
ably heavy. Too much rain, no"
ever. would be apt TO injure potatoes
aud garden products.
A few evenings since the accommo'
dating ticket agent Of Pedrickto"h
Mr. III. 4. Whsrle, vas agreeably sur
Used hy a visit from his friends, mum
ring about forty, on his birth. day.
,ey brought with them lots OF refresh
s,,ts which all enjoyed. The even
/. was 3 ,ent very pleasantly will
enty Of both vocal and Instruments
Isle. and games until IL O'Clock
,en all dispersed Tor their homes, de'
ring their surprise party was
RECT success.